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Akdom Posted 18 years ago
Grammar

"to begin with"

0When the phrase "01i00To begin with02i00" is used at the beginning of a sentence. It means "first of all / to start with", i think.02br
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01font01i00e.g.1 To begin with, we must consider the welfare of the veterans in the military.02i02font02br
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00But other times, it is used at the end. Is there a difference between the 2 usages? 02br
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01font01i00e.g.2 I'll tell you what else. Democrats aren't exactly loved by the beef industry02br
00TO BEGIN WITH. We're gonna get killed for causing false panic.02i02font02br
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01font01i00e.g.3 Please, Mandy. It's not like these people were in our camp TO BEGIN WITH.02i02font02br
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01font00 When it's used at the end, does it contribute some different meaning or tone to the sentence? connotation?02br
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0Is there a difference when the phrase is used 01font00in the beginning02font00 and 01font00at the end02font00 of a sentence? Because i feel that when it's used at the end, it brings a "tone" to the sentence? maybe it is like when using "01i00for crying out loud"02i00 at the end of a
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